A fifth of children in England have faced hunger and hardship

Average share of people facing hunger and hardship by nation and age group 2019-20 to 2022-23, %

Children

Working age adults

Pension age adults

20%

15

10

5

0

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern

Ireland

Children

Working age adults

Pension age adults

20%

15

10

5

0

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Children

Working age adults

Pension age adults

20%

15

10

5

0

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Children

Working age adults

Pension age adults

20%

15

10

5

0

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Guardian graphic. Source: FRS and HBAI dataset (1998-99 to 2022-23), WPI Economics analysis